Frequenty Asked Questions Put together by the Parr Center for Ethics, this page gives a concise overview of what the ethics bowl is and why high schools might wish to participate in an ethics bowl competition.

Ethics Bowl OverviewA brief history of the development of the ethics bowl, its format, and its educational value.

Ladenson, Robert. "The Educational Significance of the Ethics Bowl" Teaching Ethics 1.1 (2001): 63-78.This is an excellent article discussing in detail the development of the ethics bowl and what students take away from participating in an ethics bowl competition.

Judges Training VideoThis video, developed for the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, discusses how judges should score an ethics bowl competition. The video itself show the final match from an actual ethics bowl competition between college students.

In Class Ethics BowlA short guide for how to go about organizing an in-class ethics bowl for a philosophy, sociology, history or almost any other type of high school course where ethical issues are discussed.

Sources for Case Studies

Case Study ArchiveA collection of hundreds of case studies used in the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.

Ethics Education LibraryA database of resources on teaching ethics. Includes a collection of 1,500 different case studies searchable by discipline, subject, and keyword. Includes all cases developed for the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, as well as other ethics bowl competitions.

APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl The official web site for the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Many of the rules used in high school ethics bowls are modeled off of the official APPE Ethics Bowl rules, and their web site also includes a collection of case studies used in past competitions.